Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. Competing in the two sports which are among the centrepieces of the Games, the pair became the names which will resonate whenever one talks about Beijing in the future. Phelps arrived in China, already the possessor of six gold medals from Athens. His target was to secure a further eight to make him not only the most successful Olympian of all time by overhauling the nine titles won by his compatriots Mark Spitz and ?

10OLYMPIC REVIEW RESULTS BEIJING HIGHLIGHTS " HIS 200M TIME OF 19.30 SECS WAS AS REMARKABLE AS HIS 100M TIME, IF ONLY BECAUSE HE CUT 0.02 SECS OFF THE TIME OF MICHAEL JOHNSON, SET DURING THE 1996 ATLANTA GAMES, A PERFORMANCE REVERED FOR ITS PERFECTION"